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vibrant leader in the child welfare system and nonprofit community.” Reed and Charlyce Ritchie Kimbrough, ’77, live in Pittsburgh, Pa. Dan Mason (Masden), ’73, president and CEO of CBS Radio, was presented with the Ralph Gabbard Distinguished Kentuckian Award. Mason oversees CBS Radio’s 130 stations, as well as the day-to-day operations of the division. He returned to CBS Radio in April 2007 after serving as an adviser and consultant to CBS and other domestic and international broadcast radio companies. As president of CBS Radio from 1995-2007, Mason successfully integrated the original CBS, Group W, Infinity Radio and American Radio Systems stations, among the most venerable radio broadcasting groups in the country, merging operations, blending business styles and increasing profitability. A native of Louisville, Mason graduated from Eastern with a degree in broadcasting and received an honorary doctorate of humanities in 2006. Radio Ink magazine named Mason the Most Powerful Person in Radio (2008). He was later included on the 2009 Mediaweek 50 list of leaders in the media industry. Nancy Hawkins Cheville, ’74, lives in Solomons, Md., with her husband, Donald, and is an information specialist for Calvert County, a pet sitter, dog walker and caregiver. Kathryn Hughlett Wilson,’74, of Lexington graduated in May 2010 from Lexington Theological Seminary with her M.Div. and was ordained into ministry in June 2010. Michael Embry, ’75, has just published his fifth novel, Shooting Star, a young adult story of a high school basketball player trying to fit in. Embry lives in Frankfort, Ky. Marilyn Henderson Neumann, ’75, formerly an attorney with AppalRed Legal Aid of Columbia, Ky., has now opened a private practice in Campbellsville, Ky., where she lives with her husband, Brian. Robert Sanderson, ’76, ’79, has been recognized by the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance with the 2010
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Honor Award for “leadership, achieving excellence and being an outstanding representative of the teaching profession.” He lives in Abilene, Texas, with his wife, Carol Berberich Sanderson, ’82. Grant Bowling, ’76, and his wife, Kathryn, of Bedford, Ky., collaborated on a book about growing up in the hills of Eastern Kentucky. Mules and Wildcat Heads recounts the life of a “small kid who worked for his grandfather for twenty-five cents an hour, attended a one room school second through seventh grade, went on to a small rural high school, then worked his way through college by everything from sawmills to construction to pumping gas and many things in between, finally finishing his career as an educator.” The book is available through Amazon.com. Robert W. Haralson, ’76, is now chief financial officer at Breckinridge Health, Inc., of Hardinsburg, Ky., where he lives with his wife, Yvette, and children Kevin and Allison. Christine Elaine Walker, ’77, ’80, is a substitute teacher for Berea Community School. Brent Barton, ’78, was honored as the Kentucky Music Educators Association High School Teacher of the Year at the 2011 KMEA In-Service Conference. He and Cheryl Parks Barton, ’76, live in Richmond, Ky. Frances “Francie” Dorsey Snowden, ’78, owns Ravenna Florist & Greenhouses in Ravenna, Ky. She and her husband, Richard Snowden, ’75, live in Irvine. Anthony “Tony” Armes, ’78, recently retired after 30 years of federal service: three years at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., and 27 years at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Armes earned a commission as second lieutenant through Eastern’s ROTC program then served as a civilian contracting officer, acquiring major weapon systems for the Air Force. Tony and his wife, Nancy Hilgeman Armes, ’79, live in Centerville, Ohio, but are enjoying extensive travel while exploring their next career opportunity. Frances Gail Ciecorka, ’79, is principal of St. Ann Interparochial School in Morganfield, Ky. Matthew R.
Ciecorka, ’80, retired from public education but still works as a part-time algebra teacher and adjunct mathematics faculty at the University of Southern Indiana. Their daughter Jennifer attends Eastern. Ray D. House, ’79, ’80, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., has retired after 30 years of high school teaching and coaching in Indiana. His life goal is carrying on the memory of Eastern Swim Coach Tim Cahill. Besides being a full-time “proud grandpa,” House is an independent sales representative for Kast-A-Way Swimwear. Geraldine Eloise Walker, ’79, is a member of the Women’s Industrial in Berea, Ky., where she lives.
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Rev. Kevin Cosby, ’80, spoke on “Faith Origins in Philanthropy” at The Community Foundation of Louisville, Ky. He is pastor of St. Stephen Church, which has grown from 500 to 10,000 members. He is president of Simmons College in Louisville and is on the University of Louisville’s board of trustees. He and Barnetta Turner Cosby, ’80, live in Louisville. Michael Trimpe, ’80, a graduate of Eastern’s forensic science program and supervisor of the Hamilton County (Ohio) crime lab, received the prestigious 2011 Mary A. Cowan Outstanding Service Award of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Trimpe has broad expertise in arson analysis, drug identification, serology, trace sections, explosives, and particle comparisons and identification. He also coaches the high school golf team, winning the Ohio High School Athletic Coaches Award for Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity. He credits his instructors at EKU with setting the tone for hard work, professional involvement in forensic organizations and the commitment to learn from his peers. Trimpe lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Joanne.
Sheila Bolin, ’81, CEO of The Regal Swan® Foundation, Inc., was named “Scientist of the Month” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s oldest and largest international environmental network. Bolin works with veterinarians, educational specialists, science professionals and avian enthusiasts to ensure swan survival, especially in captive settings; to reach a better understanding of all swan species and to apply this knowledge for conservation practices. Regal Swan researchers have gained international attention for their work in identifying a bacteria causing swans to turn pink; they pioneered vaccines to mitigate swan deaths from botulism and West Nile Virus and were the first to use DNA sequencing to identify a protozoan which causes eye and nasal cysts in humans and swans. Based in Orlando, Fla., their products include veterinary medical slings, nesting platforms and temporary indoor holding pens. Their website is www.theregalswan.com. Sheila Bolin played tennis at Eastern for Dr. Martha Mullins from 1980-1981. She lives in Kissimmee, Fla. Michael Breeding, ’81, is producing a 90-minute documentary on the Kentucky emancipationist Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903). “The Audacious American” was funded in part by the Kentucky Educational Television Fund for Independent Production with additional support from Berea College and the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. Breeding has actor Mel Hankla use the older Clay’s words to tell the story of a man whose “relentlessness in fighting slavery was found in every other aspect of his life.” Breeding produced The Keeneland Legacy and the Our Lincoln DVD for the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. He lives in Lexington. Gary D. Dotson, ’81, retired in 2008 as fire chief for the Prestonsburg (Ky.) Fire Department and is now serving as training officer for the Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Casey J. McClelland, ’81, retired in August 2010 from the Hickory,